Poem-a-Day

Poem-a-Day is the original, daily poetry series featuring new poems by today’s poets. Produced by the Academy of American Poets, this free digital series is made possible by you, our readers and listeners. Theme music by Kat Rejsek. Audio engineering by Thea Matthews. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.

Books
1526
Fenton Johnson: "The Miracle"
1 min
1527
Carrie Ayagaduk Ojanen: "the pomegranate’s deci...
1 min
1528
Aracelis Girmay: "[When I come home they rush t...
2 min
1529
Allison Pitinii Davis: "The Function of Humor i...
1 min
1530
Ted Mathys: "Fool’s Gold"
1 min
1531
dg nanouk okpik: "When White Hawks Come"
https://poets.org/poem/when-white-hawks-come
0 min
1532
Louise Bogan: "Words for Departure"
2 min
1533
Natalie Diaz: "lake-loop"
4 min
1534
Benjamin Garcia: "Bliss Point or What Can Best ...
2 min
1535
francine j. harris: "Rabbit"
2 min
1536
Erin Belieu: "She Returns to the Water"
3 min
1537
Aaron Coleman: "Another Strange Land: Downpour ...
2 min
1538
Emily Yong: "Gold Mountain"
4 min
1539
Marion Strobel: "Spring Morning"
0 min
1540
Mahogany L. Browne: "The 19th Amendment & My Mama"
4 min
1541
Dan Chiasson: "Bloom (II)"
1 min
1542
Jenny George: "Migration"
0 min
1543
Emily Kendal Frey: "Driving to Work is a Spirit...
1 min
1544
Sherwin Bitsui: "Knives Whistle"
1 min
1545
Mary Jo Bang: "A Miniature"
1 min
1546
Mary Weston Fordham: "For Who?"
1 min
1547
Linda Gregerson: "Interior, 1917"
1 min
1548
Philip Matthews: "The Morning Star"
0 min
1549
Gabrielle Calvocoressi: "Inheritance Cistern Sw...
2 min
1550
Emilia Phillips: "I Tried to Write a Poem Calle...
2 min